Not exact matches
The elephant was cast in
bronze, given a black
patina, and then
worked into the cover as an insert.
Examples of these are
works such as the melted shelf made of
bronze and
patina, Dodge (2012), the chair stamped in a block, Angst / Lache Hochgebirge, and Toilet made of compressed wood and resin (both of 2014), the exaggeratedly huge clock, Lost (2015), the cabinet that seems to have been bashed in, First Ascent — North Wall (2016), among others.
Upstairs, Israel's monumental painting Sky Backdrop will be installed among 18th - century Beauvais tapestries; and the permanent installation of Renaissance
bronze sculptures will make room for Israel's Maltese Falcon (cast
bronze with black
patina), while a room hung with
works of art related to the Grand Tour will include Desperado — an acrylic - on -
bronze, souvenir - like sculpture depicting a vintage convertible in a desert setting.
He then casts the waxes in
bronze, and, finally,
works over the surface again, applying the
patina.
A solo show by Gianni Politi organised by Galleria Lorcan O'Neill (Rome), a re-presentation of the
works the artist produced for his first solo show at the gallery, which included three types of
work: abstract paintings made using scraps of canvas with acrylic, oil and household paint; small portraits on canvas; and
bronze stretchers of varying sizes realized with multi-coloured
patinas, marble and painted wood inserts.
The construction of these
works is unique: small, square canvases placed on chairs and on shelves that have been covered with a
patina of
bronze powder.